Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1b.3-Ba.19, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-30 (PCGS).

A mostly hard and tight example with plenty of good gloss, some localized porosity in the centers is part of the original planchet texture. Color is a deep, rich blend of mauve and charcoal-brown, the latter associated with a bit of ancient surface scale that is hardly of concern at the assigned grade level. Well centered in strike, if a tad soft along the left reverse border, with the overall design on both sides fully appreciable. A light splasher is ideally centered on the crown. This highly elusive die pairing tops out at VF-30 in the 2018 Martin census; we can recall offering only one other - the Martin plate coin, also certified VF-30 by PCGS, which sold in our April 2023 Collectors Choice Online Auction.

PCGS# 915285. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Jim LaSarre, December 2009.